Browse through our blog posts to find out what life is like at Hoe Grange Holidays along with some great ideas for days out in the Peak District.
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Excel – ent result for David
March 11, 2011
Awards, Chatsworth, Derbyshire, Food and drink, Peak District, Tourism,An excellent evening was had by all last night at the Visit Peak District and Derbyshire Excel awards held at Chatsworth. The great and the good of the local tourism industry were celebrated in an Oscars style evening, including a three course meal with delicious local foods. I was particularly thrilled to receive the 'Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award' . An awarding night out It is much appreciated to have ones efforts recognised by collegues, and I was very surprised to win the award when there was such stiff competition. Excel A...
National Tourism Finals!
February 22, 2011
Accessible Holidays, Awards, General, Peak District, Tourism,Oxford Advance mobile hoist available free of charge We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the National Enjoy England Excellence Awards Finals. We will receive either a Gold or Silver Award in the Access For All Tourism category at an evening ceremony on Friday 15th April 2011. These prestigious "Oscars" of the tourism world, currently in their 22nd year, celebrate the very best the country has to offer, and it's a great feeling to be selected. It's going to be an amazing evening and as we are representing Derbyshire and the Peak Di...
Winning Watercolour
February 21, 2011
Awards, Derbyshire, Farm, General, Peak District, watercolour painting,Fabulous news about our resident artist Roger Allen, he has had his watercolour painting "Boy with a broken arm" accepted for the Royal Watercolour Society Open Competition. The painting is on display at the Bankside Gallery in London from now until 10th March 2011. Boy with a broken arm Roger's inspiration for this picture came from the formation of the background trees, which have already appeared in several of his other paintings. The trees are on our farm fields here at Hoe Grange in the stunning Peak District and the boy is our youngest ...
GTBS Goldstar Nomination
February 7, 2011
Awards, Eco, Green Tourism Business Scheme, Peak District, self catering holiday,Surprise - such exciting news! Green Tourism Business Scheme Hoe Grange Holidays has been shortlisted for one of the Green Tourism Business Scheme 10 GOLDSTAR awards to be presented during Green Tourism Week 6th – 13th June 2011. The recent GTBS audit of our self catering log cabins graded us one of the top 40 highest scoring Green Tourism businesses from a total of 400 GOLD businesses inspected during 2010. GTBS members have to meet rigorous standards across a wide range of environmental factors, from efficient lighting and heati...
Wow ! As the song goes - Oh what a night ! David and I are delighted to have received the Enjoy England Excellence Gold Award in the Access for All category for the East Midlands region, and the Bronze Award for Self Catering - double wammy! Amazing - this is the fourth successive year that Hoe Grange Holidays has been successful at the “Tourism Oscars”. We are both passionate about our self catering holidays in the fabulous Derbsyhire countryside and it's wonderful to get recognised for all our hard work. We want everyone to enjoy...







